Lower Yarra Litter Strategy
The Lower Yarra Litter Strategy approach
Overview
The Lower Yarra Litter Strategy (LYLS) is a partnership between local and state government. Its aim is to reduce the amount of litter entering the Lower Yarra River and improve water quality in the Yarra catchment. The long term vision of the Lower Yarra Litter Strategy is a clean lower Yarra River achieved through a preventative approach to litter.
Who is involved?
As well as the involvement from these partners, LYLS projects engage with traders groups, local community groups, and the general public.
For further information, contact the Lower Yarra Litter Strategy Coordinator.
Ayesha.moss@melbournewater.com.au ph: (03) 9235 7071.
Overall objective:
Reduce litter by 5% in the Yarra River by 2009 compared to 2007 levels*.
Supplementary objectives:
Litter hotspots
Review location profile recommendations at identified litter hotspots form the Lower Yarra Litter Strategy Benchmarking Litter Hotspots report
Priority issues
Reach a target of 51% of smokers binning their cigarette butts in the Lower Yarra area
Partnerships and commitment
All LYLS partner organisation to maintain commitment to the litter prevention through policies, planning, projects and resources.
The approach
The approach taken by the LYLS is that of combining both state and local resources, knowledge and responsibilities. The strategy encourages an integrated regional approach to litter management. The approach includes best practice litter prevention projects that incorporate education, infrastructure and enforcement. All projects look to prevent litter rather than clean it up after it has happened.
On-ground projects are therefore able to align with best practice, work towards combined objectives, and deliver the essential elements of behaviour change programs: education, infrastructure and enforcement.
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A comprehensive study of litter hotspots in the Lower Yarra region has identified priority locations and the most common forms of litter found on our streets. The primary hotspots in each council are:
- City of Boroondara
- Glenferrie Road Hawthorn
- Camberwell Junction
- Glenferrie Road Malvern
- Kew Junction
- City of Stonnington
- Chapel Street & Toorak Road
- Chapel Street & Commercial Road
- Chapel Street & Dandenong Road
- City of Melbourne
- CBD west
- Queen Victoria Market
- Melbourne CBD
- Lygon Street and Melbourne University
- City of Yarra
- Brunswick and Smith Streets
- Victoria Street Richmond
- Bridge Road Richmond
- Swan Street Richmond
*Summary Clean Communities Assessment Tool scores are reported in the 2007 Benchmarking Litter Hotspots study for the Lower Yarra Litter Strategy.